Pregnant and Postpartum Women - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers - West Point, GA.

The need for substance abuse rehab programs for pregnant and postpartum women is very high, with particular regards to opiate dependent pregnant and postpartum women because cases of neonatal abstinence syndrome have increased from 7 cases per 1,000 admissions to neonatal intensive care units in 2004 to 27 cases per 1,000 admissions in 2013. Programs provided for pregnant and postpartum women in West Point offer broad spectrum of services, non-punitive in nature, to make getting off drugs and alcohol feasible, allow opioid dependent mothers and soon to be mothers transition into a sober and healthy pregnancy with non-opioid dependent newborn children, and receive the recovery they need to remain clean and sober during postpartum.

States that offer pregnant and postpartum women with rehab services rather than legal consequences, including revocation of their parental rights, have found that these types of services support the idea of keeping the family as an unit and keeping the mother's sobriety in place so that this positively impact's the welfare of the infants and other children involved. Services delivered at these types of rehabilitation programs may include individual, group, and family therapy as well as prenatal and postpartum care. Some rehab centers may even offer education in parenting and include trauma-specific services to handle any type of abusive relationships which bring on their substance abuse as well as emotional and sexual abuse for all family members.

Most women in this position often need comprehensive outpatient treatment services, yet face many challenges to their sobriety due to the complex nature of being a single parent. Substance abuse rehabilitation facilities for pregnant and postpartum women often provide inpatient and residential care with beds for clients children, and aftercare services to sober living programs with ongoing outpatient therapy services available to them including healthcare services.

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